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Just wondering
If BP is expected to compensate fishermen in the Gulf (which is only fair, considering that it's their fault fishing is closed), shouldn't the "world leaders" compensate the business owners in Toronto who are being shut down for the G20 summit?
Life inside the G20 ‘security zone'
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Is Joe Lieberman the other Sith?
On the Internet "kill switch" bill: "No, it'll be fine, China has one, and we know how great it is there for freedom of expression"
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Katyn
The Polish plane that crashed yesterday and killed 96 people in the Russian city of Smolensk was bringing them to a memorial for the Katyn massacre.
Before the summer of 1941, the Soviets and the Nazis had a non-aggression pact, and divided Poland between them. In 1940, the Soviet NKVD (predecessor of the KGB) murdered almost 22000 Polish ( Read more... ) -
I don't understand
why people think that NPR is the most boring thing on the air. Every time I hear something related to economics, I want to reach through the radio and strangle the writers and presenters.
Here's a prime example from this morning, complaining of "currency manipulation" by China ( Read more... ) -
Grrrr.
There are few automotive industry things more frustrating than the Geneva Auto Show. That's the show where we get to see all of the cars that are being built for Europe, and won't be exported here. It's like waking up on Christmas morning and being told that your family converted to Judaism overnight.
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Oh, Irony
So the DoD's Missile Defense Agency changed its logo.
From this Atari-looking thing:
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I really wish schools would teach statistics and probability to everyone ( Read more... ) -
I love these ads
Pennsylvania's tourist bureau made these ads to promote cycle touring:
It's like The Office of cycling, and I'm pretty sure the sidekick is another Schrute cousin. The people who made it have watched a lot of cycling interviews. I've seen guys just like these in more than a few documentaries.
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A simple suggestion for Haiti
Food aid, emergency tents, and inflatable hospitals may be a short short term priority for Haiti, but will never be the basis for rebuilding the country. You need a functional economy for that.
One thing that the government could do to help that along is to drop the trade restrictions on sugar imported from Haiti. Without the barriers imposed by ( Read more... )
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